Lemley v. Wilson

• The defendant, Frank Lemley, appeals from an order of the trial court granting a motion for á new trial filed by the plaintiff, Terry Wilson, after a jury had returned a verdict in favor of Lemley.

Facts

On April 17, 2009, Christopher Wilson was working for the City of Sumiton (“the Gity”). Christopher and his supervisor, Michael Carr, had been sent to mow grass on Bryan Road. It was a clear, sunny day. Carr and Christopher were in the City’s white Chevrolet 1500 pickup truck, which had emergency flashers (“the city truck”). Carr and Christopher picked up four trusties from the City jail and…